Cabinet eases procedure of selection for Railways, PSU bank jobs

National Recruitment Agency to be used for conducting common eligibility test

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday moved to ease the selection process for non-gazetted staff in the biggest recruiters, Indian Railways and banks, and those chosen through staff selection commission, amid the ongoing unemployment crisis.

This process could later be extended to other public sector undertakings, state government entities, as well as the private sector. 

According to I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar, and MoS in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh, the Cabinet approved the creation of a National Recrui­tment Agency (NRA) for conducting a common eligibility test (CET) for such jobs.

Representatives from the railway ministry, department of financial services, staff selection commission